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for it.
Albert Horner recalled. Found the
body of the dead woman On the side
of the bed next to the wall. Some bed
clothing and a coat was rolled up and
lay beside the body. Found no money
in the house. In a clock on the first
floor witness found an insurance policy
which was held by Mrs. Agnew
Could not tell whether the policy had
expired or not.
Rachael Smith was recalled and she
had taken charge Of the insurance
policy at the request of Lizzie and had
made the weekly payments to Charles
Heiss, the agent Lizzie had told wit
ness to pay ten cents a week to the
agent and she would pay it back some
time.
1t was shown by Mr.. Gaskill that
the policy had lapsed abouttwo months
before the murder and therefore was
void.
The State then rested.
THE DEFENSE.
Joseph H. Gaskill, counsel for the
defendant, consumed half an hour in
making his opening He gave an ac-
count of Agnew's life ON shipboard,
stating that ever since he was twelve
years of age he had been a sailor. He
served his country on board a naval
vessel during the war. He was one of
the crew of the frigate Merrimac just
before she was sunk and afterwards
raised by the Confederates. Had it
not been for a sailors spree in Phila-
delphia, in which Agnew injured his
knee, he would doubtless be on ship
board at present. The injuries received
at that time prevented him from pass.
ing satisfactory physical examina-
ton. He had been all over the world
and had been on many sprees and was
necessarily a roughened character.
The jury should bear this fact in mind
when Judging him. He was sent to a
hospital in Philadelphia on several
occasions to be treated for mania pOtu.
His wife, Lizzie Agnew, had also been
to the hospital for the same treatment.
This woman was hard drinker and
was very abusive when intoxicated.
She caused Agnew to drink more and
gave him considerable trouble and
worriment. Agnew WAS twice married
and had a daughter by his first wife.
The little girl died several years ago
and since that time Agnew has been
more dissipated and degraded than
ever.
Edward l.. Evans, of West6eld, a
veterinary surgeon, was the first wit
ness for the defense. He testified that
he was at John Wallace's hotel some
time in January and saw Agnew there.
Saw him get whiskey in quart bottle,
Heard Agnew talking in strange
language to a man who was said to be
a sailor. Thought the prisoner acted
and talked very queerly and made the
remark that he was crazy.
George Wallace, of Palmyra, had
been a sailor for thirty years. Was at
Wallace's hotel early in January and
talked to Agnew in a foreign lingo
called "Kanacky," which witness had
learned of the natives of the Sandwich
Islands. Did not remain in the saloon
over five minutes.
Lewis Wallace keeps hotel at Pal
myra. and tends the bar. During the
first week in January Agnew came in
and bought either pint or quart of
whiskey, and did not appear to be
drunk at the time. Knew Lizzie Ag-
new and had once refused to sell her
liquor as she was intoxicated.
Andrew Wilkins, of Palmyra, a rail-
road section boss, saw Agnew and his
wife one day last summer. She acted
as though she was intoxicated and wit
ness heard Agnew telling her to go
home with him.
Ellen Gallice recalled. Said she had
known Lizzie for many years. Lizzie
would drink liquor whenever she had
any money and on several occasions
heard her ask and coax her husband to
90 and get whiskey. Witness couldn't
say she ever saw Agnew drunk as she
never saw hin stagger.
Mrs. Jane Polls, of Palmyra, testified
that Lizzie would drink whenever she
could get it and often saw her drunk.
Witness often visited the Agnew house
to see the little girl Agnes, who attend
ed Sunday school at her request. Ag-
new was very kind and attentive to his
daughter and would wash and dress
her every Sunday so that she could go
to Sunday school. After the death of
the little girl last Summer, Agnew
would sit in the cemetery for hours and
also out in the fields under hot sun
until someone would come and drive
him home. After the death of the
child, Agnew and his wife promised to
90 to church. Witness and several
other ladies bought Lizzie dress and
bonnet, but she went and sold them
and bought whiskey with the money.
On Friday morning, DIR. Enoch
Hollingshead, practlclng physician
at Pemberton, was the first witness.
Attended Agnew's first wife at child
birth in 1880. The birth caused
severe labor and the operation of
craniotomy was performed, after which
peritonitis set in and caused death.
Agnew's first wife had two children,
one daughter.
James Lippincott, at the request of
the Prosecutor, visited Palmyra on
Thursday afternoon and made draw
ing of the Agnew house, which he
explained to the jury.
Caleb Atkinson, artist at Palmyra,
had known Agnew and his wife for
about four years. The latter did wash
ing for witness for long time. One
evening last Summer, while witness
was rehearsing music with several
friends, Agnew knocked on the door
and said Don't let them catch me (;
they are after me-" Witness told him